User switches back to GPT-5.6 Sol: barely uses quota and feels faster
CtrlAltDwayne · x · 2026-09-11
The author shares a daily-driver model choice: to save token usage they switched back to GPT-5.6 Sol on xhigh, finding it barely consumes quota and feels faster than the newer Astra, concluding 5.6 is still good for most tasks.
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